oid9998567brbl9998567Manuscript on paper, in a single hand, of several hundred short verse epitaphs on both famous political and historical figures and unnamed citizens. The epitaphs are often humorous or satirical, as in On A Hocus-Pocus; On A Tallow-Chandler; and On A Gentleman Falling Of His Horse &amp; Broke Hs Neck. An epitaph titled On A Collier declares, &quot;Here Lies the Collier John of Nashes, By whome Death nothing Gaind he swore, For living he was dust &amp; Ashes, And being dead he is no more.&quot; More serious elegies include On Sr. Philip Sidney; On King Charles Martyr; and On One Willm. Messe Grocer &amp; His Wife.More about <a href="http://beinecke.library.yale.edu/research/permissions-copyright">permissions and copyright</a>Commonplace booksManuscriptsEpitaphsAnnotationsMarginaliaImperfect: mutilated with some loss of text.Two blank pages not digitized.Osborn fb143Beinecke LibraryComplete work digitized.textThe use of this image may be subject to the copyright law of the United States (Title 17, United States Code) or to site license or other rights management terms and conditions. The person using the image is liable for any infringement.EnglishGreek, Modern (1453-)LatinEpitaphs collected 16941 vol.30 x 19 cm.image/jpeg1694Charles I, King of England, 1600-1649Sidney, Philip, Sir, 1554-1586Courts and courtiers --EnglandElegiac poetry, English --17th centuryEnglish poetry --17th centuryEnglish wit and humorEpitaphs --EnglandVerse satire, EnglishGreat Britain --Politics and governmentGreat Britain --Social life and customs --17th century7041717http://brbl-dl.library.yale.edu/legacyhandler.php?fld=bib&id=9998567http://brbl-media.library.yale.edu/imagehandler.php?size=thumb&object_id=9998567http://brbl-media.library.yale.edu/imagehandler.php?size=quarter&object_id=9998567